Towada-Minami Station Explained

Towada-Minami Station
Style:JR East
Native Name:十和田南駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Towada-Nishikigi Hamada 100, Kazuno-shi, Akita-ken 018-5336
Country:Japan
Operator: JR East
Line: Hanawa Line
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Distance:77.7 km from
Structure:At grade
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Opened:July 4, 1920
Former:Kemanai Station (to 1957)
Passengers:162
Pass Year:FY2018
Map Type:Japan Akita Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Towada-Minami Station

is a JR East railway station located in the city of Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Towada-Minami Station is served by the Hanawa Line, and is located 77.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōma Station.

Station layout

Towada-Minami Station is reversal station with a single island platform serving traffic on a switchback, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Towada-Minami Station was opened for on July 4, 1920 as on the privately owned Akita Railways, serving the village of Nishikigi, Akita. The line was nationalized on June 1, 1934, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) system. The JGR became the Japan National Railways (JNR) after World War II. The station was renamed to its present name on June 1, 1957. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of the JNR on April 1, 1987.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 162 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2018_08.html. ja: 各駅の乗車人員 (2018年度). Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2018). 2019. East Japan Railway Company. Japan. Japanese. 11 December 2019.